function y = createElementContainer()
y = struct( 'stress',[]',...
        'stressImplicit',[]',...
        'constitutiveMatrix',[],...
        'elasticConstitutiveMatrix',[],...
        'e0',0,...
        'ef',0,...
        'damageLaw','exponential',...
        'equivalentStrainMode','euclidean',...
        'ue_old',[]',...
        'kappa',[],...
        'kappa_old',[],...
        'kappa_old_old',[],...
        'damage',[],...
        'isActivated',1,...
        'isDamaged',0);
end
